Illosporiopsis christiansenii (B.L. Brady & D. Hawksw.) D. Hawksw.
(a lichen parasite)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesIllosporiopsis christiansenii (a lichen parasite)
OrderHYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Illosporiopsis christiansenii (a lichen parasite) :
1: Illosporiopsis christiansenii (a lichen parasite)
21 Dec 2009 OSGR: SU76 51° 20’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on moribund thallus of Physcia adscendens on hawthorn twig
Image 1: Conidioma - highly enlargedImage 2: Infected lichen thalli (wet) - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Surrounding infected lichen thallus (wet) - enlarged
2: Illosporiopsis christiansenii (a lichen parasite)
15 Oct 2006 OSGR: SK05 53° 10’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Staffs (VC 39) England
on Xanthoria parietina on Elder
Image 1: Close-up - magnifiedImage 2: Close-up - magnified (2)Image 3: Close-up - magnified (3)Image 4: Close-up - magnified (4)Image 5: Close-up - magnified (5)Image 6: Close-up - magnified (6)Image 7: Conidia - squash prep. - magnifiedImage 8: Conidia - squash prep. - magnified (2)Image 9: Conidia - squash prep. - magnified (3)Image 10: Conidia - squash prep. - magnified (4)Image 11: Conidia - squash prep. - magnified (5)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Roberts, P. 2011 Marchandiobasidium aurantiacum and Efibulobasidium rolleyi: two unusual fungi on a Welsh apple twig Field Mycology Vol 12 (4): 132-134.

Illosporiopsis christiansenii (a lichen parasite) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Illosporiopsis christiansenii (a lichen parasite)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Illosporiopsis christiansenii (a lichen parasite)
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